Conjoined twins, 22-year-old Lupita and Carmen Andrade, have recently opened up about what it’s like to live their lives fused together — and the common misconceptions about their dating lives and beyond.
The twins, born in Mexico but grew up in Connecticut, share a pelvis, a reproductive system (v+gin@), a liver and a bloodstream. They each have one leg; Carmen controls the right one.
They explained that they have never tried to have a surgery that would separate them, as it could be fatal for one or even both of them. But when it comes to dating, they have a bit of a different outlook — Carmen has a boyfriend named Daniel, while Lupita is asexual.
Carmen revealed she met her boyfriend on a dating app in October 2020, and she said that he set himself apart by not asking her a question about being a conjoined twin to start off their conversation.
Even though she and Daniel are dating, Carmen said they are not s£xually intim@te with each other. Since she is only in her early 20s, she is not thinking about marriage too much. She said she would be more interested in a “life partner than actual marriage.”
“Daniel and I love kids, but we don’t want any of our own,” she added. “I like being a dog mom! Lupita and I can’t get pregnant, we have endometriosis and we’re also on a hormone blocker that prevents us from m€nstruating.” Although Lupita isn’t dating Daniel, Carmen says the two get along “really well.”
They both revealed that they can also feel each other’s feelings — literally. “I can feel when Carmen is anxious or about to cry,” Lupita revealed. “It’s that same stomach drop.”
Conjoined twins develop when an early embryo only partially separates to form two individuals. Although two babies develop from this embryo, they remain physically connected — most often at the chest, abdomen or pelvis. Conjoined twins may also share one or more internal body organs.
